Best High Schools in Texas

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1987)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
480789000117	191	Allen High School	Public	9-12	300 Rivercrest Blvd	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 727-0400	5,317	278	19.1		2,343 (44.1%)	740 (13.9%)	735 (13.8%)	1,179 (22.2%)	30 (0.6%)	21 (0.4%)	269 (5.1%)	$8,232			$936			$7,297	81.1	80.4	204	13
482703008089	192	Cedar Park High School	Public	9-12	2150 Cypress Creek Rd	Cedar Park	78613	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-1200	1,952	127	15.3	12.3%	1,204 (61.7%)	45 (2.3%)	422 (21.6%)	176 (9.0%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	97 (5.0%)	$9,654			$250			$9,404	81	79.7	214	22
483715005908	193	South Texas Independent School District (Isd) Medical Professions	Public, Magnet	9-12	10650 N Expy 77/83	Olmito	78575	Cameron County	South Texas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 214-6100	858	58	14.6	72.6%	24 (2.8%)	4 (0.5%)	808 (94.2%)	15 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$13,327			$1,089			$12,238	80.9	80.9	194	1
483651004093	194	Rankin School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1201 Upton St	Rankin	79778	Upton County	Rankin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 693-2451	318	44	7.2	42.5%	150 (47.2%)	6 (1.9%)	149 (46.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$28,627			$1,158			$27,469	80.9	76.4	280	86
483249003605	195	New Home School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	225 N Main St	New Home	79381	Lynn County	New Home Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 924-7543	626	52	12	12.6%	481 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (21.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$9,190			$587			$8,602	80.8	84.3	141	54
480000801508	196	Dripping Springs High School	Public	9-12	940 W Hwy 290	Dripping Springs	78620	Hays County	Dripping Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 858-3100	2,433	151	16.1		1,723 (70.8%)	16 (0.7%)	524 (21.5%)	52 (2.1%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	110 (4.5%)	$9,524			$444			$9,081	80.7	79.2	220	24
480016312415	197	Lewisville School Of Science And Technology Upper	Public, Charter	8-12	650 Bennett Ln	Lewisville	75057	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-6700	338	23	14.7	28.4%	119 (35.2%)	67 (19.8%)	97 (28.7%)	34 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	$8,602			$447			$8,156	80.6	74.4	318	121
481473012276	198	Pieper High School	Public	9-12	1400 Kinder Pkwy	San Antonio	78260	Bexar County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2000	1,450	87	16.7	16.2%	665 (45.9%)	65 (4.5%)	619 (42.7%)	34 (2.3%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	59 (4.1%)								80.6			(n/a)
482337002373	199	Holland High School	Public	9-12	100 S Rose Ln	Holland	76534	Bell County	Holland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 657-2523	193	23	8.5	44.0%	126 (65.3%)	7 (3.6%)	57 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$13,949			$1,080			$12,868	80.5	82.1	173	26
482517005518	200	Taylor High School	Public	9-12	20700 Kingsland Blvd	Katy	77450	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-3100	3,085	189	16.3	41.5%	1,229 (39.8%)	327 (10.6%)	958 (31.1%)	454 (14.7%)	7 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	108 (3.5%)	$9,062			$292			$8,769	80.5	78	253	53

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR EOC Algebra I, STAAR EOC Biology, STAAR EOC English I Reading, STAAR EOC English II Reading, STAAR EOC U.S. History test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on September 11, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Texas Education Agency, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Texas Education Agency.
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